CVE-2008-0396 EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 8.5% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in BitDefender Update Server (http.exe), as used in BitDefender products including Security for Fileservers and Enterprise Manager (BDEM), allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via .. (dot dot) sequences in an HTTP request.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N |
| EPSS | 8.53% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-01-23 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| bitdefender | update server |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | BitDefender Products - Update Server HTTP Daemon Directory Traversal | 2008-01-19 |
References
- http://oliver.greyhat.de/2008/01/19/bitdefender-unauthorized-remote-file-access-vulnerability/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28578
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3568
- http://www.oliverkarow.de/research/bitdefender.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486701/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27358
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0213
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39802
- http://oliver.greyhat.de/2008/01/19/bitdefender-unauthorized-remote-file-access-vulnerability/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28578
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3568
- http://www.oliverkarow.de/research/bitdefender.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486701/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27358
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0213
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39802
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